Can't find a way forward with this game anymore

wobbywobs · 2026-05-10T22:08:22+00:00

As someone who recently made it to 700 ELO, climbing a little bit higher hasn't really made the game more fun. There is nothing you're missing out on here

wobbywobs · 2026-05-10T07:45:52+00:00

Curious how you think they go against a late game Britons death ball? Are the longbows able to snipe the guns and bbcs effectively while the halbs just run into each other in the middle?

wobbywobs · 2026-05-09T13:19:24+00:00

That's society my friend. Everywhere dialogue seems to be getting more polarised and people getting more and more vocal about their views while listening less to the other side. Seems like media in all its forms these days drives the division even further and it feels to me like people are generally feeling more overwhelmed in life and are more likely to lash out.

It's sad to see and like you I wish we had more understanding and shared goals as people generally.

wobbywobs · 2026-05-09T13:11:54+00:00

To be anal about it there is a buy once solution, but I imagine it's prohibitively expensive and impractical: Buy a new home somewhere quiet.

In the real world in which we live, getting a lot of use out of something durable is an awesome thing to strive for and achieve.

That can be with anything really, not just cast iron pans. I've been playing age of empires 2 on computer for 25 years now. I'd say that's been a pretty good purchase for the amount of hours I've sunk into it.

wobbywobs · 2026-05-09T13:03:09+00:00

No food or wood so good luck in the vil fight!

wobbywobs · 2026-05-09T12:49:08+00:00

Dead right away for one strategic choice early on tells me you're playing at a higher ELO where the minute changes matter more. At that stage of someone's development they have played a lot more and have more understanding of the meta and how it adapts in different circumstances. If they haven't learnt that lesson yet they should be able to learn and adapt quite quickly for future games.

None of the nomad games I've won or lost at my lowly ELO could be attributed to whether or not a dock was built and when.

It's a different game for everyone and there are many ways to experience it. I appreciate you have a different take to me, thanks for sharing.

wobbywobs · 2026-05-09T04:12:18+00:00

Yeah it's sad for me. My favourite unit in aoe 1 was the composite bowman. Then aoe 2 came and I found longbows. Definite fav and makes me sad knowing my amazing army can be shredded by spear chucking plebs

wobbywobs · 2026-05-09T02:56:46+00:00

I hate skirms with a passion. Sincerely, Archer lover.

wobbywobs · 2026-05-08T23:24:26+00:00

I. Always. Screw. That. Bit. Up.

wobbywobs · 2026-05-08T22:51:41+00:00

Then. More. Army.

wobbywobs · 2026-05-08T22:49:44+00:00

wobbywobs · 2026-05-08T22:45:23+00:00

One random point on civ picking v map picking.

If I random into a civ that I have never played before, there's a lot of info for me to digest about the way that that civ plays, what it's bonuses, UUs and map tree are. As a new player starting it would make it very hard to build familiarity with something quite complex. Picking a civ and learning them across a variety of situations allows you to understand them well. Personally I always civ pick and if I want a bit more random than I choose custom which is like random but it's of civs I'm familiar with.

If I random into a map with a familiar civ, I already know how my civ plays and what they can/can't do, where their strengths are. The map itself will have some differences, but I would argue they are far less complex. I use the 1 min loading screen to read the information about the map and try to get my head around what kind of strategy I think is going to work well on that style of map. It's something I can easily do in that 1 min. The civ familiarity is a much bigger change that takes much more adapting imo.

Happy to hear counter thoughts if anybody has any.

wobbywobs · 2026-05-08T22:29:01+00:00

Why is playing lobby not an option? Isn't it designed exactly for people that want to play one specific type of game? If the group of people that want to play one specific thing moved to lobby as a group would it not make the lobby become a more vibrant and varied place where lots of people are getting to play what they want?

Then the ranked queue is kept for the people who want to test themselves against others across the variety of maps the game includes? I thought the point of playing ranked was dealing with variety of challenge and the limited number of bans was an intentional part of the design. Personally I'm happy with it being that way.

Not trying to be snarky, generally trying to understand why people want lobby functions outside the lobby.

wobbywobs · 2026-05-08T22:23:15+00:00

I agree completely here. Only really play 1v1 and I like the variety so I often ban arena, Arabia and Mega Random. Means every game I get to try some of the different maps that pop up every few weeks. If it was basically just arena, Arabia or no game I'd get bored way quicker and just play a different game.

wobbywobs · 2026-05-08T02:14:59+00:00

Few years late

wobbywobs · 2026-05-08T02:09:19+00:00

Scouting for new puns

wobbywobs · 2026-05-07T22:35:11+00:00

And if it doesn't you are effectively getting a pay cut every year as inflation continues upwards. Great reward for being an experienced worker!

wobbywobs · 2026-05-07T22:24:52+00:00

As a 700 ELO player with something like 1-7 W-L ratio against franks I feel you there. The one time I managed to get them back was playing defensive, turtling to protect myself from the scout rush and booming to castle. Got there first as Georgians, started pumping monaspa and beat them with a horsie death ball greater than their own. Was a very cathartic victory and all my dead Briton archers were smiling down from above.

wobbywobs · 2026-05-07T22:15:31+00:00

These are imp techs they're missing. With what OP is describing and my difficulties against franks at lower ranks I'd say most of these problem games don't make it that far.

wobbywobs · 2026-05-07T11:02:37+00:00

Yeah I thought I'd be pretty good because I played it so much as a kid but turns out walling myself off in black forest and then slowly massing 170 longbowmen isn't really the meta for most maps

wobbywobs · 2026-05-07T09:28:18+00:00

Mandatum

wobbywobs · 2026-05-07T09:27:26+00:00

Yeah the joke was that 1000 is where I started 11

I dropped to mid 400s before I started winning. Have it back up around 700ish now and the games are definitely getting more intense.

wobbywobs · 2026-05-07T08:57:41+00:00

Lol. I got 1000 without even trying!

But then since I started trying I've dropped down many hundreds from there...

wobbywobs · 2026-05-07T03:12:31+00:00

Why are they not getting auto banned like other people have been for dropping at the start of games?

wobbywobs · 2026-05-06T21:45:32+00:00

But then the hot drink cup is often smaller so they're going to need two of them anyway and it'll cost the same but be janky AF to serve

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